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I don't know if y'all have this in Canada, but in the American South there is a racial slur for black folks that is related to racoons.

Seems like an unfortunate coincidence and a bit dehumanizing given the way in which the dying/dead person is depicted.

[-] thefool@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Before this, the only place I have ever heard that slur is from a Pink Floyd song, but until now I could only guess to whom it referred.

They probably used that graphic because Toronto has an actual raccoon problem. I'm not commenting on the "tastefulness" of the graphic

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/11/03/toronto-raccoons-war-big-story-podcast/

https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/11/toronto-raccoon-corpse-problem-canine-distemper/

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

There is no problem, they have their part of town and we have ours.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Did emu wars teach you nothing?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It taught me everything. We rigged their side of town with radioactive bombs. Nothing could possibly go wrong with this plan!

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